this morning on "world news now" -- record rainfall. parts of the gulf coast under water right now. >> heavy rains flooding homes and businesses. even a jail. and more rain is on the way. it's monday morning, june 11th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good monday morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm paula faris. what a rough weekend for parts of the gulf coast. and it's going to be days before those waters recede. >> a mess down there, too. beautiful vacation. i have vacationed there before. destin and pensacola. to see it under that much water is crazy. from floods to fires, thousands of acres are burning in the west. conditions expected to worsen today.

the blaze in colorado sending smoke into -- sending smoke into states hundreds of miles away. neither one of those fires, not the one there nor the one in new mexico even close to being under control at this point. >> colorado said 0% contained. still people missing. also this morning, a special treat. bruno del granado is back in the house with us. he's just arrived from the tony awards. we're going to see what he thought of neil patrick harris as host and why diane sawyer was there in the audience as well. >> mama bear. >> mama bear is out there having a good time. >> maybe she can hook us up next year. get us some tickets. send an e-mail. plus, this half hour, those cuddly critters from "madagascar 3" won the weekend box office battle. paula's kids put it to the test. we'll see if the young 'uns liked it. interesting movie theater

experience over the weekend? >> i still haven't recovered. >> they need to sell beer at the movie theater when you take your kids. >> in new orleans they do. have a good time. >> not always relaxing when you take a 2-year-old. my daughter was fine. the boy, not so much. >> tough times. before we get to all of that, homes, businesses and even the county jail in pensacola, florida, were inundated as the rain kept falling over the weekend. five feet of water in the jail's basement knocked out power there. >> it's making it difficult to handle all of the inmates. so some nonviolent cons may be released early. and more rain is expected in the pensacola area this morning. abc's ginger zee reports from the florida panhandle. >> it was an epic soaking. some places inundated with over three inches of rain in just an hour. just south of mobile, alabama, a foot and a half of rain. >> just about a foot deep out here. we don't have a street. we have a river. >> we're going to get flooded. and now it's not going to stop because it kept raining and

raining and raining. >> reporter: one of the hardest hit, pensacola, where families were forced to find dry ground at red cross shelters. >> i don't know how bad the damages are. i know the water rose really high and my sister and our kids are here together. >> reporter: safe, but the damage in that area expected to run into the millions. the floods came fast. stalling cars and stranding drivers. >> the water kept getting higher and higher. and eventually got up to the window level of the door. >> we didn't know it was going to be raining this hard when we came to pensacola. we saw it was flooding on the way down. it's been real deep here. real deep. >> i never have seen it get this guy in this area before. it's tough, but we'll make it out all right. >> reporter: look at this map. flood warnings and watches from louisiana all the way through the florida panhandle. >> it starts coming in. i'm just going to open up my front door and sweep it right out into the hall. >> inundating rains up to six inches or even more in some of

the places already so hard hit. look at this graphic. it shows another three to six inches overall. more than six inches in some places in louisiana. so again, the gulf coast really not going to see a full dry out until the midweek. ginger zee, abc news, panama city beach, florida. >> for the very latest, ginger zee will be reporting for "good morning america." >> live down there in all that rain. also, fire crews in the west could use some of that rain. hot, dry, windy weather there is fueling huge fires in colorado and new mexico. the colorado fire burning in a mountainous area west of ft. collins grew to more than 31 square miles within about a day of being reported. unbelievable. hundreds of residents have now been forced to evacuate. >> you said about the colorado fire last week it was the one they all feared. it's there. new mexico, strong winds have grounded firefighting aircraft trying to contain a 40-square-mile wildfire which had damaged or destroyed about 40 structures. and here's the rest of the weather on this wonderful monday.

a beautiful start to the workweek in the northeast with sunny skies. lower humidity. pittsburgh could see some scattered showers. severe weather could threaten oklahoma city, little rock and dallas. >> temperatures drop to much more seasonable readings in the upper midwest with minneapolis at a nice sounding 76. chicago will start off warm at 86 but then cool down a little bit. seattle and portland are in the 70s. well, overseas investors seem to like the spain bailout deal announced over the weekend. even though the country's prime minister says that spain's economy will get worse before it gets better. asian markets are up the most in more than two months. the euro at a two-week high and oil prices are rising as well. that should be a good week on wall street. u.s. businesses depend on europeans to buy their exports. so this plan eases pressure. anticipating that spain would ask for help. u.s. markets rally last week for the best week all year. $100,000 401(k) plan added almost $3600 in just a week. but, of course, that doesn't

compensate for all the disastrous losses the weeks before that. >> gains for the year which is good. positive for the year. silver linings. in other news this morning, a manhunt is under way in eastern alabama this morning for a gunman who opened fire at an off-campus pool party near auburn university. three young men were killed, including two former football players for the university. three others were injured on top of that. officials say the gunfire broke out after an argument over a woman. >> i want the family members to know that this community reaches out to them. that they are in our prayers and thoughts, and we will do everything possible through our police division to bring the individuals to justice. >> the suspect desmonte leonard faces three counts of capital murder and police warn he is armed and dangerous. "jersey shore" castmate dina

cortese may need a reality check after being busted over the weekend. video from tmz shows her walking down the middle of the street and slapping cars as they pass by. she was trying to walk. she was hauled off to jail in handcuffs, charged with disorderly conduct. police say she was d-r-u-n-k but probably couldn't spell it. this comes after the entire cast was involved in a bar brawl friday night. >> the cast of "jersey shore" never disappoints. those kids are always into something. and last week this upcoming season will be their last. seaside, it's almost over. count the days now. >> yes, i'm sure they are. >> "jersey shore." usually when you hear heat and thunder you think of weather. but the real heat and thunder is this year's nba finals matchup between the miami heat and the oklahoma city thunder. >> miami is returning to the finals for a second straight season. but this is oklahoma's first taste of the big time. you can expect an epic showdown

between kevin durant and the heat's lebron james. they are great friends. they trained together before the season but they'll be equally fierce rivals in the best of seven series beginning tomorrow night at 9:00 p.m. eastern right here on the alphabet, abc. >> who are you taking? who are you taking? >> i want the thunder to win. >> i agree. >> because i want lebron to be denied again. >> not a lebron fan? >> well -- >> cleveland thing? >> not the whole cleveland thing. i think he was too presumptuous when the big three were like not one, not two, not three -- >> a little humble pie. we'll take our talents to this next story. we want to high-five one of our own. >> "gma's" robin roberts was inducted into the basketball hall of fame. she was an all-star player at southeastern louisiana university. looking good, robin. she was being honored more for her off-the-court contributions to the sport. >> before coming to "gma," she won three emmys for her work at espn in part for helping boost awareness about women's basketball.

i think we all can say, of everyone in the building, robin roberts probably one of the nicest, most down to earth, grounded people in this business. so an honor well deserved. >> she's a hall of famer in pretty much every category. >> amen to that. congrats, robin. >> that's right. coming up, one of the most anticipated trials of the year will begin today. we'll have the details. >> a big one for penn state. and what a good mom -- she went to the movies this weekend, kids in tow. we'll see what they thought about "madagascar 3." you're watching "world news now." ♪ i like to move it move it ♪ kids in tow. we'll see what they thought about "madagascar 3." you're watching "world news now." ♪ i like to move move it ♪ you leave the dental. plaque quickly starts to grow back. but now there's a way to keep the clean longer. introducing new crest pro-health clinical rinse. it's a clinical breakthrough that actually keeps your teeth

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welcome baer welcome back, everybody. later today the trial of jerry sandusky begins. the former penn state football coach is facing 52 counts of sexually abusing ten boys.

>> all eyes on this trial. however, some are now speculating that the make-up of the jury in the case could possibly work in the coach's favor. john heineger from our new york affiliate has more from pennsylvania. >> reporter: in the dead center of the keystone state lies the tiny town of bellefonte. population just over 6,000. but the circus has come to town. >> i've lived here all my life. i'm 92. something you don't see in bellefont. >> she watched from her porch as a swarm of press from across north america swarmed into town. the once celebrated assistant football coach at penn state accusing of befriending and then abusing over ten boys over a decade and a half. prosecutors are expected to call as many as eight alleged victims to testify against him, including one so far known only as victim number 4. now 28 years old who alleges sandusky abused him more than 50 times. like anyone else who testifies, once he takes the stand as an adult he'll no longer be anonymous. >> the only thing in his life more difficult to handle other than the abuse, which he

suffered at mr. sandusky's hands. >> reporter: last week, sandusky appeared in court as the jury took shape. seven women and five men will determine his fate. many with ties to the university, including a current undergrad, a retired professor and a longtime season ticket holder. for his part, sandusky has denied the charges claiming the alleged abuse between a grown man and young boys was simply horse play. >> it was a mutual feeling. you know, a family-like feeling. >> reporter: school is already out for the summer on the penn state campus ten miles away. on the eve of the trial, students have grown weary of all the attention. all they want is to move on. >> it's not really fair. it's what we're represented as now. >> reporter: this case is expected to take as long as three weeks from beginning to end. if convicted on the most severe counts, sandusky could spend the rest of his life in prison. opening arguments just hours away. josh heineger, abc news, bellefonte. it was going to be impossible to find a jury

without some connection to penn state and the football program. i just think when it comes to crimes against kids, i think most people find it so disgusting and so appalling. i can't imagine any allegiance to the university would overshadow your judgment when it came to something possibly done against kids, let alone sexual acts against kids. i just think that that trumps whatever connections to penn state there may be. >> when you add the alternate jurors, 9 of the 16 have some sort of connection or ties to penn state. i'm looking for the testimony of mike mcqueary who was the assistant coach who actually caught jerry sandusky in the showers on campus with another little boy molesting him. >> i'm sure there's a letter from one of his victims, a love letter of sorts. it's going to be a sordid, nasty trial. >> three weeks? that's what he said? coming up next, lighten the mood a little bit. >> yes, please. heavy hollywood presence at last night's tony awards here in

the big apple. our bruno del granado is in the house with all the highlights. >> you're watching "world news now." stick around. granado is in the house with all the highlights. >> you're watching "world news now."

♪ actually, i'm feeling better. so i'm good. >> really? you sound tired. >> no! >> tony host neil patrick harris and tyler ferguson at the tony awards held here in new york city. >> music and media consultant bruno del granado back in house with all the highlights. good morning, sir. >> how are you? >> are you headed back to the after party after this? >> i am. >> good man. >> the tony awards are all about broadway. neil patrick harris? >> third time is the magic charm.

he's a born comedian, actor. right spot-on delivery. he was fantastic. started with a skit about the book of mormon, the big winner last year. he had everybody eating out of the palm of his hand from the beginning to the end. he was amazing. >> also rumors that he was a candidate, a leading candidate to replace regis philbin. he'd be great in that role. >> he can do anything. >> the sky is the limit. >> who were the big winners? >> "once." walked in with 11 nominations. walked away with eight including best musical play. "once," as you know, was a movie, an independent movie a couple of years ago that did very well in the art house circuit. it's swept over broadway. the response has been tremendous. walked away with eight awards. big night for them and also mike nichols. >> he took on the greatest american play "death of a salesman" and he totally hit a home run with this. he won the best director. his sixth tony. 18 nominations he's gotten. this has been the best received version of "death of a salesman" since the original launched in

1949. >> his wife, i may have seen her once or twice. >> yeah, diane sawyer, i think her last name is. she was there last night. good night for that family. >> what were the big upsets. >> "newsies" is a disney play everybody is talking about being this tremendously successful, which it is. the movie version with christian bale bombed about 15 years ago. this play has generated more money in three weeks than the movie did in his lifetime. so it went in with eight nominations and only got two. but disney will know how to milk this one because the play is a success. >> we hope they milk it well. for our sake, too. of course, terms of best actor last night. best performance by an actor. >> huge upset. a british comedian, a tremendously talented guy. he was up against philip seymour hoffman, john lithgow, frank langella and he beat them.

incredible. >> why do you think he won? what put him over the top? >> his comedic chop is fantastic. broadway likes that. they like newcomers who show a talent for that. >> people don't have as much discretionary income but it's not affecting broadway. >> broadway ticket sales are about $1.1 billion for this year which is a record. broadway generates about $11 billion for new york city. 86,000 jobs are created because of broadway, theater, through advertising, through everything else. this is a huge money generator for the city of new york every year. it's new york city's biggest local event. >> it's a defining thing for new york city. >> the best example of americana. it's the great white way. >> 70% of people who go see plays are tourists. >> thanks for being here. have a good night. coming up, what my kids thought of the weekend's top movie. you're watching "world news now." y kids

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♪ and time now for a very special edition of "insomniac theater." >> still recovering. >> our take on the movie that won the box office this weekend. "madagascar 3: europe's most wanted." my co-anchor braved the kiddy crowds. >> i've learned i can't ever take my son again. j.j., you are banned from the movie theater until your attention span is longer than ten minutes. it was a very cute movie.

daughter loved it. she had her dolly in tow and a bucket of popcorn. if you don't know the premise, the animals that escape from central park zoo seven years ago, they're still trying to get back. they land in europe and are hunted by the main antagonist in this movie. she's great. great character. but they disguise themselves by joining the circus called the afro circus to get away from mrs. dubois. chris rock is the one that dubbed the afro circus. of course. they wind up making it back to america and to central park zoo with the circus. but when they get there it's not quite how they remembered it. they realize that true freedom was actually -- that's what they had experienced the last seven years. here's my kids' take on it. >> what did you think about "madagascar"? >> it was really fun. >> what was your favorite part? >> the one -- that mean lady -- >> the mean lady that drives the motorcycle? >> yeah.

>> did you like the circus afro? >> yes! >> yes? j.j., what did you think about "madagascar." >> it's fun. >> it's so fun? >> what was your favorite part about "madagascar." >> it's way fun. >> it's really fun? >> yeah, fun. >> okay. >> let's go. >> j.j. had some drinks? breaking everything. >> let's go. that's what he said before the movie had even started. somebody help me. i gave it, though, a 4 out of 5. may have given it a 5 if i was able to stay in the movie theater the whole time. literally, we had to take turns taking the little guy out. >> j.j. wouldn't sit still? >> no. now he wants to see "brave" on wednesday. i'm like no way in heck. >> you have two very adorable sweet kids. the girl looks just like you. having met your husband a few months ago, i think j.j. looks like john. >> he does. >> good looking family. >> cute. but it is a great movie. adults, kids alike, you'll love it. >> go see it. >> grab some popcorn and beer. >> and strap your kids down. >> that's a good idea. it. >> go see it.

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this morning on "world news now" -- manhunt. the search is on for a killer in the close-knit football town of auburn, alabama. >> three men are dead. two of them former players. and police know exactly who they are looking for. it's monday, june 11th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good monday morning. i'm paula faris. still trying to recover from the weekend. >> yes, aren't we all. i know. i was out a little late saturday night. good morning. i'm rob nelson. we'll get the latest from auburn in a second. awful scene in that small town. also we're tracking floods in florida. on top of that fires out west. >> and some video surfaced this weekend that has lots of folks chatting. a man shown hitting his stepson

with a belt during a backyard game of catch recorded over the fence by a neighbor. that man has now lost his job as a public employee. >> you never know who is watching and recording in this age of cell phones, folks. also this morning, new pictures of gabrielle giffords campaigning over the weekend. and word that she may have ambitions of returning to public life. her recovery is just beyond astounding. she looks great. and out there back on the stump. she and her husband, great to see that. >> so good to see that from her. them as a couple. they are a very, very special couple. later this half hour, inside the jackson family. shocking details as oprah sits down with paris jackson, michael's only daughter. those insights coming up in "the skinny." she is 14. looks all grown up. >> she's grown up to be a beautiful young lady. very mature. wants to be an actor. look at her.

and revealing, too, about what her life has been like since her famous dad passed away. oprah got the skinny on that. first, the tragedy that is rocking the auburn university community. three young men are dead. two of them former auburn football players. >> three others were injured. one of them a current team player. and police say the gunfire broke out during an argument over a woman. abc's john schriffen has details. >> reporter: investigators were back on the scene trying to piece together how an off-campus party near auburn university turned deadly. police say a gunman opened fire, shooting six young people, killing three of them. among the dead, two former auburn football players, ladarious phillips and ed christian, both 20 years old. >> this is very much an unusual event for the city of auburn and auburn university. it's sickening that these young lives were cut short. >> reporter: police responded to the scene about 10:00 p.m. after witness say a fight broke out at a pool party and shots were fired. authorities say auburn football player eric mack was also shot. he remains in the hospital but is expected to recover. the suspected shooter,

22-year-old desmonte leonard from montgomery, alabama. he lives in town but has no connection to the university. >> we are currently in an active manhunt in montgomery. with the u.s. marshals and montgomery police department. >> reporter: one of the three surviving victims, 20-year-old john robertson is in the hospital fighting for his life after being shot in the head. meanwhile, authorities are urging the suspected gunman to turn himself in to police. john schriffen, abc news, new york. hard to believe that suspect is on the loose after escaping from a crowded party like that. police say he is armed and dangerous. hopefully someone saw something and will get him to justice. >> the head coach gene chizik says this man, this alleged shooter, has absolutely no relations to the football program at all. this dispute was all over a woman but there is -- so six were shot. three fatalities. and there's currently one offensive lineman who currently is on the team that is

hospitalized right now fighting for his life as well. >> they do expect him to recover. but certainly keep an eye on that. also other big story on this monday morning -- wild weekend weather is not over just yet. thousands of folks are without power. not only in northern jersey. rough patch of weather. also residents down in florida along the panhandle are coping with incredible amounts of rain. into the western states, hot, dry, windy weather is making it extremely difficult for fire crews. with more on the extreme weather, here's abc's scott goldberg. >> it rained 15 inches in pensacola, florida, alone, and there's more to come. floodwaters from the record rainfalls have damaged homes and closed roads all over the florida panhandle and all the way to mobile, alabama. >> it's been deep here. real deep. it's deeper than i thought. >> reporter: stranded residents are spending the night in emergency shelters. more than five feet of water rushed into the bottom floors of the escambia county jail, leaving the prison facility without power, forcing prison officials to think about

releasing nonviolent offenders. >> at this point, nothing is definite that anybody is going to be released. it's just an avenue to reduce the jail population because of the damage done because we don't have any power. >> reporter: out west, wildfires are spreading quickly. strong winds grounded aircraft fighting a huge blaze in new mexico. wildfires also turned around. destroying homes that had been spared the first time the firewall rushed by them. >> even the house still standing last night is still -- is gone now. >> reporter: another wildfire, this one in northern colorado, has grown to about 22 square miles. >> really no hope for containment at this point. mother nature is really driving this fire. >> reporter: and destroying homes along the way. >> the unfortunate part is we've got dozens of engines up there. we've got hundreds of homes. >> and with the flames moving so fast there's concern not everybody made it out in time. >> there are several people missing. we don't know if they are with their family or some other family but we are concerned. >> reporter: scott goldberg, abc

news, new york. of course, the "gma" team is covering the latest on all of this. fires and floods. what a weekend. they'll have some live updates coming up later today on "good morning america." a southern california water agency director has resigned his elected post, and he is under arrest after a shocking video that has surfaced online. anthony sanchez faces felony child abuse charges after he was seen on video hitting his stepson with a belt apparently because the boy dropped a baseball during a game of backyard catch. a lawyer for sanchez admits the video is disturbing. it is, but says all the facts of the case have yet to be revealed. >> hard to believe. what is going on? bizarre story here this, too. in the last month, five people have been hurt by bombs hidden in flashlights. all this taking place in the phoenix area. mysterious and random attacks have led authorities to take the unusual step of putting warnings up on more than 20 billboards like that one to warn residents

about discarded flashlights. authorities say there's no link to terrorism, though. also in arizona, former congresswoman gabby giffords and her husband former astronaut mark kelly are on the stump trying to help ron barber win tomorrow's special election to fill her old seat in congress. giffords and barber were both wounded 18 months ago in that deadly shooting rampage outside of a supermarket in tucson. mark kelly says his wife may return to public service. in fact, he tells politico she's feeling better all the time. and that would certainly complete what's already been an amazing recovery. great to see her get back into the game like that. >> she certainly looks like she's feeling better. exponentially each day. the already soaked florida panhandle could pick up another three or four inches of rain. the ohio valley will see scattered thunderstorms. cloudy in the pacific northwest. >> dallas is summer-like at a hot 95. fargo, a lot cooler than usual. just above 60. new york and boston will be extremely nice today. the mid-70s. low humidity on top of that. miami, baltimore are in the

upper 80s. so rain made a mess of things in paris yesterday. the final between nadal and djokovic was postponed in the fourth set. >> they'll try to resume play later today. the first time in decades the men's final has been delayed. nadal has won six french opens. but as our friends at "the daily beast" have observed, he can't quite cure his perpetual wedgie. get it out, rafa. >> they have picked the best examples of the spanish star in action. just in time for him to take the court again today. somehow i'm guessing all of the ladies don't mind all those butt shots of nadal. you don't seem to mind. >> no, keep going with that video. no, but you know who has it the worst are gymnasts. >> they have to wear those tight little uniforms. >> flipping and your body is being maneuvered. i was in gymnastics for a little while. >> you were a chronic picker? some habits die hard, too, i've noticed.

coming up -- >> later in "the skinny," imagine being stuck in an elevator with the biebs. also, a tearful apology. a soldier and his story. many are asking why he didn't just stick to the truth to begin with. you are watching "world news now." you are watching "world news now." ♪ you're unbelievable >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by just for men hair color. follow the wings.

♪ you're unbelievable ♪ you're unbelievable now to the contestant who said he was a wounded war vet. won over millions of fans, maybe

even you with his singing performance on a tv reality show. >> he can sing. as his background story unraveled, many are asking why he just didn't tell the truth to begin with. here's nick schifrin with all the real facts. >> reporter: in three days, tim pow went from veteran with a velvet voice -- ♪ sometimes late at night >> reporter: -- to struggling singer who tells tales on tv. >> i don't -- i don't feel like i've lied. that's who -- what's driving me crazy. >> reporter: but tim did lie. he said he deployed to iraq. >> my truck got hit, hit, hit by an ied. >> reporter: but the military says he never went. he says he only recently discovered singing. >> my speech pathologist told me that -- to help my stutter, she said to sing in the shower. >> reporter: but he sung for years, including in a band. is it possible his lies were caused by an injury? that's what he says these documents prove. a grenade exploded next to his head. >> it broke my back and gave me a brain injury so that's the reason why i stutter a little bit.

>> reporter: but military psychologists say brain injury and ptsd patients usually try to suppress memories rather than make them up. >> pathological lying typically is not part of the diagnostic criteria. >> reporter: more likely, he's either trying to deceive us or somehow deceived himself. >> if you tell that lie long enough and you continue to build on that lie, you've created this new reality, and you believe it. >> reporter: perhaps he felt embellishing his service could make him a star. >> it increases your chances of being a contestant that makes it to the further rounds and now all reason, all ethics, all conscience is thrown out the window. >> reporter: but he could have simply said he served and he wouldn't be lying and wouldn't be in danger of being kicked off the show. nick schifrin, abc news, new york.

>> this is our facebook question of the day. do you think -- do you believe his story or not? if you do -- if you don't, what do you attribute it to? check out wnnfans.com. let us know what you think. i think it's a sad story all the way around. clearly he's disturbed or a little off for one reason or another to tell such an easily checkable lie. >> i don't know if you can say ptsd. this seems like a thought-out pathological type of track he took. >> it will come out. these tend -- we'll find out the bottom of it. all right. when we come back, a concussion for lady gaga. wait until you see the video of how it happened. >> and jackson family secrets revealed. you're watching "world news now." vealed. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: abc's "world news now" will continue after this from our abc stations.

♪ skinny ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ how is that again? ♪ so skinny >> thank you. as soon as i get done with this job, off to the recording studio. >> rob diddy. >> that's it. >> paris jackson, the only daughter of michael jackson. really beautiful girl. last we really saw her was at her father's memorial when she was 11. she's all grown up.

14. she's a beautiful lady. she's grown three inches. grown figuratively and literally. she sat down with oprah last night. talked about what it's been like since her father's passing and said she's been a -- a product of bullying. even girls at her new school, says it doesn't work. here's an excerpt. >> if you're out someplace and you hear a song or a song comes out of nowhere and you weren't prepared for it, does that -- >> i just start to dance. >> you do? >> you start to dance? >> but it doesn't throw you into a sad place? >> no, unless it's a really sad song like "you are not alone." makes me cry. >> how do you feel you are doing without him? how do you feel inside yourself that you are doing? >> i think i'm doing all right. i mean, me and my brothers, we miss him with all our hearts, but -- >> she has grown into a beautiful young lady.

>> beautiful. she's making -- she's not following in her daddy's footsteps. she's going to become an actress. she's starring in "london bridge." and "the three keys," two movies. >> to lose a parent that young has to be awful. then to do it with the world watching you has to be even more bizarre. if she's somehow going to come out of this thing remotely adjusted, god bless her. lucky, lucky. this is crazy video. lady gaga was doing a show in new zealand over the weekend. she's known for elaborate performances and costumes. she got whacked in the head with a pole. take a look at this video. it's coming in a second. wait for it. gaga got gunked. look at that. >> now she has an excuse for being so crazy. >> she was performing the song "judas." i did hit my head and think i may have a concussion, but don't worry. i will finish this show, and finish the show she did. so nothing like a little perseverance here, but she got knocked out pretty good.

she may have a concussion but finished the show. impressive. ow. that looked like it hurt. >> so if you are a justin bieber fan, hypothetical, okay, what's your big dream? >> to have, you know, quality time. >> so it actually happened. he was getting ready to go on stage in london and perform and he gets stuck backstage with an elevator full of his screaming fans on their way backstage. they were stuck for 20 minutes. >> they must have loved that. >> and a quote from "the sun" says the girls couldn't believe their luck to be stuck there with him. they were sweating. they were nearly fainting with bieber mania before they got out. and then he went on to just deliver a mind-blowing performance in front of 80,000 screaming fans at wembley arena. >> i'm stunned there hasn't been some video that's emerged of this. a cell phone pic. >> i haven't seen anything yet.

but it's got to be out there. >> stuck on an elevator with his screaming fans. >> i'm confused why he'd be on the elevator with his fans. as opposed to his entourage and -- that seemed like a security risk. >> if rob nelson security was running the joint that would never happen. >> you mean my grandma, thank you. sorry to break your heart, ladies. matthew mcconaughey is off the market. he's officially a married man. yes, indeed, he got married. "people" magazine reported on the details. they'll have the pictures in next week's issue. he married camilla. they got married in austin where he is from down there in texas. they have two kids already. levi turns 4 next month and vida who is 2 1/2. they had a private little ceremony in austin. family and friends and a cool -- matthew touch here. they were in hammocks chilling out, ring toss. and private luxury tents set up on his property that he pitched himself and that's where the guests stayed for the wedding. so they were in luxury tents. that's the true essence of

matthew mcconaughey. >> she is not ugly. >> matthew mcconaughey would not be with someone that wasn't a supermodel. congratulations. take a shirt off and have a wonderful time. wonderful time.

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check it out. >> reporter: brought back through the front door of her high school 78 years old, anne was back to get something she'd always feared she left behind for good. ann is now 97 and she left shaker heights high school in ohio at just 17, just shy of graduation to work at her father's meat market. this weekend, her daughter reminding everyone that at the time there wasn't much of a choice. ann putting her family before herself. >> it was the depression years. working was more important than getting your education. >> reporter: all these years later, a family determined that grandma ann would get that diploma. and when they revealed to her the school agreed, she sobbed. all of them realizing that she feared this was the one achievement that would pass her by. >> and it's my great honor to present this diploma to you. and you'll see

it says june of 1934. >> oh, my name is there. >> right there watching it, her grandson thomas who is also graduating from that same high school. >> she looks so cute in that thing. i don't even know really what to think. >> then the main ceremony. she was there, too. and so was that other graduate so proud of his grandmother. david muir, abc news, new york. >> how do you not love that story. she was 17. she quit high school. decades ago to go work for the family. depression time. she had to do what was right for the family. had to let school go. how nice they gave her the diploma with her name and with june 1934 on it. >> she arrived in america with her parents straight off the boat from sicily. beautiful family. to do that alongside her little grandson. what a special moment for the two of them. "circle of life" was a great song selection. that's the news for this half hour, everybody. don't miss our updates on facebook and twitter. and twitter. that's the news for this half hour, everybody. don't miss our updates on facebook and twitter. >> announcer: this is abc's

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